Thank you so much for replying so soon :3, I've already read your other fic and I loved your writing style.
Can I request for lee Shiho ler Ichika. Where Shiho was in a really strong lee mood but was in denial because "she was a cool bassist and couldn't waste time thinking about being tickled to tears by someone." Shiho thought she was doing a good job of hiding it, but it was actually pretty obvious to her friends. Then, when the Ichika and Shiho were just talking after a solo practice, Ichika decided enough was enough and that she was going to give Shiho what she wanted but wouldn't admit. (You can decide if you want to make it platonic or romantic, I don't mind :3)
Have a fantastic day/night
THIS IS SO CUTEEEE!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING!! I ended up getting a little carried away, but I hope you like it!! If there's any grammar or spelling, I apologize I was typing a bit too fast...
A Bassist in Denial (Ichishiho)
Summary: Shiho gets in a huge lee mood but can't find the courage to admit it. Shiho tries her best to hide her tickly mood, but it looks like Ichika caught on at the perfect moment
Word count: 2,700
Relationship: Ichishiho (interpret as you wish!)
Ler: Ichika
Lee: Shiho
Read below!
The sun rose into the sky, shining light into Shiho’s bedroom. She groaned, sitting up in bed reaching for her phone to check her weekend plans.
“Group practice in 2 hours… and I need to meet with Ichika tomorrow-” Shiho stopped herself from talking outloud as a thought jumped into her head, a thought related to a dream she had that night. She vaguely remembered what occurred in the dream, but she recalls it was just herself and Ichika alone together, while Ichika seemed to have been… tickling the green bassist. She snapped back into reality with tickly thoughts flooding her mind… She could never understand why these thoughts of feathers, nails, gentle fingers, and teases filled up her head instantly, and now she was craving it too. With a big sigh, she pulled herself up and out of bed before hearing the birds chirping right outside her window. Her eyes slowly panned down at the feathers of the bird; even just the sight of feathers made her think about getting tickled to bits, but she could never have the strength to admit that… Her eyes darted back, opening up her closet to pick out her clothes for the day, before hearing a quick and gentle knock on her door.
“Shii? Are you awake?”
“I'm getting ready for practice, what do you need…” she says in her common, blunt tone
“Well i just got this new candle, and it smells amazing~ I think it would tickle your fancy!” Shiho was about to respond before hearing that dreaded word she wouldn't dare to say. After a few more thoughts pass through Shihos mind, her older sister finally breaks the silence.
“Shii?… Are you okay in there?…” Shizuku nervously waits for a response for another few seconds before her little sister finally speaks up.
“I'm okay” responding back almost in a snippy manner… she slips on her oversized green hoodie with a t-shirt on underneath.
“I have to leave anyway, I have a group practice, and I don't wanna be late” Shiho adds before slinging on the case to her bass guitar and quickly running out of her room and out of the house. As she starts to run farther and farther away, almost reaching the studio Leo/Need has been using to practice in, she runs out of breath and chooses to sit down on a bench close by the studio. The bench had just enough shade, with a tree covering the blazing sun shining above. Shiho sits down, still slightly out of breath, before getting distracted by the birds chirping in the tree above her.
“How come birds sometimes sing better than me, huh?…” she mumbles to herself before the birds flutter their wings and fly away. Shiho looks back onto the landscape before something soft landed in her lap from above…. It was a feather.
“Oh come on!...” The flustered bassist mutters accidentally out loud before clamping her mouth shut, staring down at the feather. Shiho’s head gets filled with even more tickly thoughts… the feeling of a feather running down her neck, arms, and especially down to her tummy and naval made the tickly green-haired loser even more embarrassed, and now she was out in public! Just as she thought this day couldn't get worse, she felt a tap on her shoulder.
“Shiho?… you okay? You’re all red in the face…” It was the same person she dreamed about wrecking her. It was Ichika. Shiho looked up as Ichika took the spot on the bench next to her with a concerned but genuine smile on her face.
“Yea of course I'm okay!.. t-theres no reason I wouldn't be…” Shiho quickly swats the feather out of her lap before interlocking both her hands. Ichika didn't believe her for one second… she calmly placed her right hand on top of Shihos before saying in a very gentle and caring tone
“You know you can ask me for anything, right? I mean it!” She gives her bassist a big old smile before jumping off the bench. Shiho finally looks up to her with a very small hint of a smile curving on her lips. She stands up and walks with Ichika close together before finally reaching the music studio. Saki and Honami both greet the two stragglers.
“You guys are almost never late… did something happen??” Saki runs up to both Ichika and Shiho, Honami following her lead.
“No, I just needed to catch my breath thats all…” Shiho shrugs and scratches the back of her head as Ichika tunes in next to her.
“Yea everything is okay! I caught Shiho a little out of breath, so I had to make sure she got to the studio safe” She warmly smiled at the group; all of them seemed calm and ready to practice.
“That's great to hear! Shall we get started?” Honami chimes in, all 4 members then grab and set up their equipment hastily.
(Insert either your fav Leo/Need song or Stella because Stella is peak)
The minutes soon turned to hours, the 4 of them were playing perfectly for a while, everyone was making minimal mistakes, everyone was on time, and hitting the right notes in tune. As practice went on, she slowly itched towards Ichika just a tiny bit… for no particular reason… but even with those tickly thoughts on her mind, she was playing well. It was only towards the end of the practice that Shiho started to get a little bored with playing the same couple of songs over and over again. She started to slowly mess up her timing or play out of key with the other 3. Ichika started to look over. She saw her bassist’s flushed face and gritting teeth. At the end of their song, Ichika took a small pause before speaking up.
“I think I'm all played out tonight… how about we call that quits for tonight?” The 3 of them listened to their leader and agreed they practiced enough, the 4 of them packed up their instruments and started to say their goodbyes. As Shiho put her guitar back into its case, she felt a gentle poke on her side. The poor girl let out a small gasp as she turned around with one of her hands covering her mouth.
“oops!- I didn’t mean to scare ya!” It was Saki… she giggled before grabbing shihos free hand.
“You did great today!~ Our practice is really paying off more than I first thought it would… Saki gets lost in thought as Shiho blanked out before Saki even finished her compliment. She was thinking of the poke delivered swiftly to her side; she knew deep inside she wanted more than just to be poked… she wanted to be under the mercy of her friends’ nimble fingers, but had no way of expressing that. Shiho knew that the dream gave her the most embarrassing mood she could ever have, but as the coldest and most distant person in the group, why would she even have the chance to ask for something like tickles? Shiho is typically the person who keeps to herself the most, but just this once, she felt like she wanted some type of attention…
“Shiho?… don't stare off now!!-” Shiho once again snapped into reality to hear Saki’s voice.
”Oh sorry… y-yea! We did really well today…” Deep down, she just wanted to go back to bed, to even have a small chance of having that dream flash into her sleeping head again.
“I'll see you around, okay?” Saki walked backwards, waving off with Honami at her side aswell
“bye you two!!” Honami followed Saki’s lead as they were both heading in the same direction. Shiho let out a big sigh as she threw her guitar case over her back. She was ready to leave before someone tapped her shoulder.
“How about we walk together?” She smiled warmly at her bassist. After a moment of silence, Shiho spoke up.
”Sure… but you know we have that solo practice soon, right? Shiho asked her leader, and Ichika nodded quietly as both of them walked towards Shiho's house. The entire walk back, all Shiho could think about was her dream, Ichika’s nimble fingers were dancing across her tummy swiftly, counting her ribs, scritching and scratching at her hips, the list went on… Before she knew it, they both arrived at Shihos home.
The next day, Shiho woke up, she sat up in her bed and looked out the window at the bright sky ahead of her. Before she knew it the birds were at her window again, she thought back to the feather from yesterday— and now she was back in her mood… Shiho sighed and got up from bed, remembering her solo practice with Ichika. As she checked her phone, she realized… she was gonna be late again. The now tardy bassist rushed into her closet, she grabbed a white tank top and a zip-up jacket to layer on. Luckily, her bass guitar was still in its case, so she swung it over and on her shoulder before rushing out her bedroom door.
”Shii, what are you in a rush for?” Shizuki caught her little sister at the door.
“Sorry! I have to go!—” Shiho rushes right under her sister before she can even react.
“Please be safe shii!” Her protective older sister yelled out before wondering what has gotten into her… (it's because she needs tickles duh…)
Shiho ran… then speed walked… to Ichika’s house. She knocks on the door and checks her phone to see shes only two minutes late…
“Hey Shiho!” The leader opened her door and welcomed Shiho into her home before heading up to Ichika’s room. Both girls set up their instruments and began their solo practice. Shiho was glad to get the chance to practice with only Ichika; not only was it a good chance to fix her timing, but it was also a chance for her to be alone with Ichika, something that was in the tickly dream. For the first few songs, Shiho was playing okay, but she started to slip up a couple of times. She was too busy staring at Ichika's nimble fingers… she knew Ichika would be the perfect person to cure this mood the bassist was having for more than a day now.
“Shiho?… are you okay? It looks like you're staring off into nothing…” Ichika stopped the music, placed her guitar down, and put her hands on her hips.
“I'm f-fine, what are you talking about?…” Shiho tried her best to cover the flustered tone in her voice and the blush that had slowly crept up on her. Ichika saw the look on her face and knew the same thing that had bothered her yesterday was still on her mind. She got up from her chair before sitting on her bed, patting the spot next to her, which was a way to signal Shiho to sit with her.
“What's wrong Shiho?… Something is on your mind, it was bothering you yesterday as well so we should talk about it” Ichika said gently but firmly. The last thing she wanted was for Shiho to bottle up her thoughts.
“Nothing is wrong, just thoughts on my mind…” Shiho muttered out, trying her best to not say too much as she wrapped her arms around her tummy and sides. Ichika thought for a moment, trying to come up with words to say.
“Can I help you try to relax? I have something that may worked that I used to do to Saki back in middle school… maybe it’ll make you feel better?” Shiho looked up from the ground.
“Like what?…” Shiho basically side eyed Ichika while she stared down at her with a smile.
”For this to work… take off your jacket and lay in my lap, okay?~” Ichika added a hint of tease in her voice, which, as predicted, made Shiho flinch with her blush more apparent on her face.
“Are you sure about this?…” As Shiho asked for confirmation, she was already taking off her jacket, leaving her in just her tank top, which she had gotten from a Miku concert that Leo/Need had gone to last year. Before she knew it, Ichika made her lie back, placing Shihos's torso directly into her leader's lap.
“I think I caught on to what you need right now, Shiho— Whoa!… I remember this concert like it was yesterday…” All of a sudden, Shiho caught on that she had started to nerd out about Miku once again… and this time she didn't even finish her sentence before nerding out! As Shiho relaxed, her head hanging onto Ichika's thigh, she felt not a sudden, but a slow and gentle poke right onto her tummy.
“W-what are you?!—” Shiho was shushed down by Ichika.
“Just relax, okay?~” Ichika whispered into her ear, making the normally calm and collective bassist blush even deeper. A smirk grew on the leader's face as she continued to nerd out with the flustered Shiho in her lap.
“THIS is the one we went to… and THIS is the one she where she popped out of the stage!… I wanted to go to that one so badly… and THIS one—” Ichika went on and on… with every time she said “this” she would run her nail down her tummy just enough to make her giggle.
“Ichi-k-kahahah!—” Shiho blurted out before her hands came slamming down on her mouth and face. She had suddenly remembered this was just like the dream she had… Shiho was at Ichika's mercy without any way of stopping her ticklish attack.
“Hmmmm… it seems like THIS location makes you giggle more?…here, let me try again!—” Ichika continued to tease the poor girl's tummy for another minute before gently slipping her hand under the sensitive girl's shirt. This made Shiho let out a sudden gasp as she felt nails dancing around her tummy, before just one finger targeted her navel.
“Ichikahehehehehe!— s-stopahahAHAHAHA—” Before the poor ticklish bassist could respond, Ichika had started scratching her ribs, attempting to “count” them.
“Come on, stop squirming!~ You’re making me start over~” Shiho couldn't help but squirm and buckle deeper into her leader's lap.
“G-GEHEHEHET OUT OF THEREHEHEHEHE!” The poor girl's laughter took over; her red face didn't help either…
“tickle tickle shiho~” Ichika teased softly into her ear, which only drove her more insane. Shiho attempted to block and grab onto Ichika’s wrists, which only exposed her armpits on accident. Ichika quickly saw the chance and dove, her nails digging into the hollows of her armpits.”
“Your skin is so smooth Im jealous!~” Shiho was finally getting what she wanted; she was getting tickled to bits just like she yearned for. She squirmed and wiggled for another few moments before Ichika slowed down and returned her nimble fingers to Shihos exposed tummy
“You know… for someone so blunt, you sure have a cute weakness~” Ichika had experience tickling as she used to tickle both Saki and Honami back in middle school, but Shiho would always end up staying far away when that would happen.
“Y- you are ruthlesshehehehe!” Shiho muttered through her giggles before Ichika’s attack finally came to a close.
“Did that help at all? I hope It wasnt too much!” Shiho sat up before yawning and immediately rested her head back into Ichika's lap. Her face flushed seeing Shiho like this… for someone so distant, she really likes to be tickled…
“I gotcha, don’t worry~ Your big secret is safe with me, okay? and you could ask for it whenever you want~” She gently combed through Shihos hair for a while, making sure she was fully relaxed. Shiho knew she was the blunt and serious one of the group, but it warmed her heart that she was finally able to be open with one of her friends about something so embarrassing.
To a Happy New Year in 2025!!!!!! It is the season of the Hinomoris!!! Hwuagauhsha I love the Hinomori sisters,, I miss all of the siblings COLOPALE GIVE US ANOTHER SIBLING EVENT. Fair warning for a smidgen of baby talk from Shizuku bc, as a ler, she would.
sfw tickle fic!! project sekai: lee!shiho, ler!shizuku (familial) feat. a cameo from the tenmas!!
“I’m not angry,” Shiho muttered as she slid the door shut, channeling every ounce of her self-control into not slamming it. Her hand was shaking, just a little, and she quickly hid it behind her back.
Knelt on the tatami mat, Shizuku pouted, her hands coming together nervously. Noticeably, she did not have her phone on her. They had Tsukasa and Saki on the case, but the missing phone was still the root of Shiho’s flaring headache.
“But you look angry! I’m so so sorry, Shii!”
“It’s fine. Just drop it.”
“I’m sorry for interrupting your practice time and bothering you and making you bring me home! I deserve to be yelled at. Please forgive me.” The line of Shizuku’s eyes began to quiver, and Shiho’s stomach plummeted.
“Please don’t cry, I don’t know what to do if you cry!” she rushed out. Shiho felt a little bad treating her older sister like a child. Then again, if she was going to get lost around the city at night like a child, maybe she deserved it… “I’m not mad at you. It’s just…” Shiho joined her sister on the mat and crossed her arms. “Look, you were out there all by yourself. What if you broke something or got stuck, or a crook came after you? It feels pretty crappy when I can’t be there to back you up, s’all.”
Shizuku’s watery frown quickly bloomed into a smile, and she reached out a graceful hand to ruffle Shiho’s hair. “Aww, Shii is so cute when she worries about me! I’m so lucky to have such a caring baby sister!”
Of course. I worry about you too, you know. With a grunt, Shiho batted her hand away. “It— It’s not like that! And you’re too carefree! You weren’t thinking; something really bad could’ve happened,” she scolded.
“Oh, I would take care of it. I’m an idol, remember? I’m strong!” Shizuku put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a tranquil, airy smile. Shiho sighed.
You being an idol is what has me concerned, she thought. Shiho’s arms remained crossed, wary of her sister at her side. She fixed an aloof expression to her face (and failed to notice her pinkened cheeks or the moue of her lips. Cute when she worries).
Her stony silence was disrupted by a zap of electricity splitting through her ribs. Shiho launched herself to the other side of the mat with a high squeak. Embarrassment pooled in her cheeks, until she glanced at her sister and paled at the expression she found.
“Sh— Shizuku!” Her voice jumped in volume, the mute on her vocal chords removed. “What is up with you?”
“I’m showing you I have ways of defending myself!” Shizuku laughed lightly, inching closer. Shiho inched away. “If a bad guy tries to attack me, I’ll just do this!”
“Huh!? Get awa— AHehey!”
Her nimble fingers fluttered under Shiho’s arms. She gasped and flailed, feeling her core muscles stiffen and her composure crumble. “Ehehaha wahahait! Shizukuhu nohoHOhaha!
Soft, shrieky giggles rung out of Shiho’s mouth while Shizuku’s pesky hands wormed in her underarms. She fell onto her side, squirming and puffing air. “S- Stohop waHAha whahaHY thiHIhis!? Thihis dohohoesn’t— this doesn’t hahahehehelp!”
“Doesn’t it? Hmm, but it looks like it works,” Shizuku asked, a guileless frown on her face even as Shiho’s mind buffered in bewilderment. “My trick is so effective, it even made gwumpy Shii laugh!”
Shiho’s stomach fluttered. “IHIhI’m nohot, ihihit’s juhuhust chihihildihihish!” Shiho’s wriggling and head-shaking was futile — she knew Shizuku had mastered the art of clinginess. All she could do was squeeze her elbows to her sides and try to hide her aching, red-hot cheeks.
Shizuku leaned over, beaming when she caught Shiho’s smile. It was so wide that her eyes had to squint to fit it on her face. “Aww, there’s that smile I wuv so much!” Her fingers escaped Shiho’s underarms and crawled down her ribs. Squealing, Shiho curled into a ball and covered her face. “That warm smile that belongs to my adorable adorable sister! Shii must be having so much fun.”
As earnest as Shizuku was, her observations were lighting sparklers in Shiho’s face. She didn’t deny it— but only because she didn’t get the chance to, okay!?
As Shizuku continued to spout gibberish such as ‘Shii’s just so squeezable!’ and ‘it’s my roly-poly sister!’, the fluttering fingers suddenly vanished.
Eyes popped open, Shiho inhaled and prepared to rub the tingling away, when the hands suddenly reappeared, now finding a way under her hoodie. “Oh, Shii, what’s this?” Shizuku tilted her head, and Shiho squeaked and braced herself. “All of a sudden I feel… Aah… Aaah… Aaaah tatatatatatata!”
Not the tatatata’s! Shizuku accompanied these with quick skitterings up and down Shiho’s sides. It was her worst nightmare right from her childhood! The Shiho-ball cried and rolled around in an effort to outrun the embarrassment. “NOnohono! Stohop stop! AHAHIhI’m nahaHAT a kihihihID! SHIhizuKUHUhu!”
Like a string suddenly plucked and reverberating in Shiho’s muscles, a burst of strength allowed her to break free and roll away, collapsing onto the tatami mat. She gulped in air and threw her arms over her burning face.
“Onee-chan! Thahat wouldn’t stohop a crook at all!” Shiho exclaimed, astounded at how grandma-like her sister could be. Tickling? As a weapon of defense? Seriously?
Shizuku padded over to her, her hands nearly brushing Shiho’s sides. She tensed, only to relax when all Shizuku did was flop onto the mat next to her. “Aww, Shii, I only wanted to relieve some of your stress.”
Shiho dropped her arms. She turned to Shizuku. Her wobbly eyes had returned, and Shiho breathed. “I… get that, but,” Looking down, she idly tapped a beat on her leg, “it’s not so easy to stop worrying about you.”
Shizuku giggled, as delicate and comforting as her name. “I understand what you mean. I’m always worried as well.”
Shiho glanced to her side, eyelids and mouth parted. “Really?”
“Mhm.” Shizuku’s eyes crinkled honestly, a clear, intent sheen to them that Shiho had only seen maybe once before. “I worry about Airi, and Minori, and Haruka. And about my place as an idol, and making the fans happy.” She shook her head. “But I still want to be a reliable older sister for you, someone that you can confide in. That’s why I’ll do my best not to be a reason for Shii’s concern!”
I’ll always be looking out for you, though… Shiho sighed, a tiny smile creeping up her mouth. “And I guess… I’ll let my sister work herself up over me more often.” Then she huffed. “Just don’t lose your phone again, got it?”
Evidently not getting it, Shizuku gasped, eyes twinkling like she was about to cry again. “Shii!”
“Ah, Shizuku! Don’t glomp me like that!”
─ ⊹ ⊱ ☆ ⊰ ⊹ ─
Meanwhile, with the Tenma siblings…
─ ⊹ ⊱ ☆ ⊰ ⊹ ─
“Found it!”
Tsukasa hopped to his feet, planting a hand on his hip. The phone he held up like a trophy had a translucent mint case, a dangling swan charm, and scuffs and scratches all over. Definitely the right one.
“Yay! Good job, Nii-chan!” Saki clapped and cheered as she stepped out of the bush she had been looking in. “Now let’s call Shizuku and Shihoppy and tell them the good news.”
Pulling out his phone, Tsukasa laughed triumphantly. “Aha, of course! I shall inform Shizuku that her hero and his sister-in-arms have prevailed!” He dialed a contact — Shizuku’s, of course — and listened to his phone ring.
…And the phone in his other hand, Shizuku’s phone, rang as well.
Grhalsjkaja Shizuku the girl that you are… anyway lee!Shiho!!!! Or as I like to call her, Shleeho!! Ahaha…
Anyway the Hinomori siblings are so darn adorable I just know Shiho worries so much about Shizuku bc that girl does not worry enough for herself, the same way Shizuku dotes on Shiho and tries (tries) to give her as carefree a life as possible
HC that Shizuku baby-talks her lees not even in a malicious way just bc that’s her natural reaction whenever she sees something cute, and Shiho when she’s tkled curls up into ball hoping that will protect her. Normally she’s a fighter but when it comes to tkling… it’s flight or freeze
ALSO I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED THE FIRST DRAFT AFTER SPENDING 3 HOURS ON IT AND HAD TO RETYPE LIKE 85% OF IT SO I AM WRITING THIS FUELED BY RAGE. I hope I didn’t forget smth bc I literally don’t retain anything. Also I’ve been working on this since July?????
This is not proofread. I'd say I'm sorry, but I'm not. Have a ^-^ Honami as an apology.
My beloveds.
I don’t think either of them like tickle fights.
Overwhelming for Shiho in a sensory way and overwhelming for Honami in a “oh no what how am I supposed to act? Do they like it? Do I like it? I’m laughing but I’m supposed to be fighting back.” Just too much emotional input at the same time, poor girl.
So instead of a tickle “fight” they have little back and forths. One tickles the other without any resistance and when either one of them wants to flip roles, they’ll say “your turn” and immediately they’ll stop and readjust.
Shiho felt especially silly the first few times they did it and would wait for Honami to flip them. (It was definitely Honami’s idea in the first place) With time though, she came around to it and actually began to really love being able to have an easy way to get a break when the tickling got to be too much and to subtly-not-so-subtly be on the receiving end when she was ready again.
(I actually really love this idea. May or may not end up doing something more with it.)
Mean ler Shiho x Shy lee Hona and Soft ler Hona x Grumpy/Embarrassed lee Shiho. That is the whole dynamic here. End of post. Enough said.
I think it would take a while for Shiho to really warm up to “mean” territory. Saki instigated a lot of tickling when they were little but that was really the last time Shiho or Honami tried tickling each other until they were dating.
It’s not like either of them were uncomfortable with the idea of tickling each other. Quite the contrary actually, but Shiho never knew how to start it and Honami was always too scared of springing it on Shiho and embarrassing her.
It would have to be an accident the first time. I’m thinking along the lines of Honami affectionately stroking Shiho’s back and getting a liiiittle too close to her sides and thinking she’s squirming trying to get comfortable so Honami grabs her sides to help adjust. Shiho’s yelp out of nowhere makes the conversation kind of inevitable.
Shiho is tragically embarrassed with anything affection-wise to begin with. How could anyone expect the same girl who just about combusted the first time Honami held her hand to have a collected reaction to tickling?
Honami, however, is only a little flustered but that all but melts away the moment she sees just how bad Shiho has it. She’s a saint when it comes to getting her girlfriend to calm down. She’s very patient and likes to take everything very slow for her.
Starting with little strokes and pokes and ramping up to more laughter inducing tickles.
While sweet, this drives Shiho absolutely insane. It’s just so much build up, sometimes she’d rather Honami just throw her in the deep end.
To make it worse, Shiho doesn’t really have a “giggle stage.” She’s so ticklish it's either face scrunched and red or loud belly laughs. Very little room for inbetween.
I imagine she has a really high pitched and squeaky tickle laugh. Almost like a continuous voice crack. Honami finds it adorable, of course, and actually gets a little sad when Shiho tries to hide it.
Shiho isn’t much of a squirmer but MAN is she a kicker. To the point either pinning or dodging her is almost a necessity. Apologizes profusely if she ever kicks Honami (and only Honami. Anyone else tickling her deserved it)
Honami loves loves loves getting to kiss Shiho’s stomach.
She always has the best reactions to it too. Jerking her head back and forth and going all red. Sucking in her tummy like that’s going to protect it.
Not even because it tickles all that much (comparatively) but just because the action of her girlfriend having her in such a vulnerable position, flat on her back and kissing her stomach is just so silly and makes her feel so small and cared for is IMMENSELY flustering.
Honami’s sweetness just really gets to her on a psychological level.
Another pairing that is sweet ler x asshole ler
When Shiho gets going on the tickling, she GETS going. The problem is just getting her to that point.
When she’s sure of herself and Honami is clearly VERY happy and eager, Shiho holds nothing back. Full on side splitting laughing and nonstop teases for the lee.
“Aw, going to squirm Hona? That’s so cute watching how helpless and ticklish you are. You wouldn’t stop me even if you could and we both know it.” Type of beat.
Honami likes it far more than she’d like to admit. Shiho just has this tone that even in a completely normal, non tickling context can get her lee.
Honami loves being in a lee mood almost more than any other feeling in the world. It feels so warm and all encompassing.
She can’t think about anything but tickles really. It doesn’t happen often but when it does, it goes all the way.
She used to feel guilty about expressing it to Shiho just how *bad* it is but after many, many, reminders, she finally got it into her brain that her girlfriend finds it absolutely precious.
Shiho can be soft, especially when she knows it’s Honami’s favorite, she just gets impossibly even more shy at it.
Doesn’t tease much when Honami just needs some smiles and relaxation.
Very soft tracing, almost as if she’s scared too much will break her.
Shiho will almost never go for her unprovoked. And is unfortunately absolute garbage at being able to tell when she’s being provoked.
But all Honami has to do is look at her with her blush and shy little smile asking for it and Shiho is all over her.
When Shizuku would be clingy/force her sister into a hug as kids, Shiho learned that tasing her sides got her to jump back long enough to push away and developed the unfortunate habit of delivering that treatment to anyone who hugs her out of nowhere. Honami’s sides aren’t bad enough to have that strong of an effect consistently but typically gets her giggly enough to get Shiho in a playful ler mood just watching her. She retaliates from the hug attack with a full strength tickle attack.
Hi! Would it be alright if I requested Leo/need tickles? I don’t really have a solid idea but maybe Saki or Shiho or someone is overworking themself/getting frustrated with a song and need to relax and take a break. I’m sorry that it’s vague! You don’t have to if you don’t want to. Thank you so much for everything you do! I adore your writing!
Take a break
Bro are you kidding?! I'm a sucker for leo/need so feel free to request them anytime!
And thank you for the kind words at the end! So glad you enjoy my writing ^^
Hope you enjoy X3
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Saki x Shiho (interpret as you wish)
Lee: Shiho
Ler: Saki
Warnings: Tickles!
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It was one of those days were Saki happily went over to Shiho's house in order to drag her out and go do something fun. When she arrived she was greet by a joyful Shizuku, telling her that Shi-chan was in her room. Saki went on over to her partner's room, and to her disappointment Shiho was swamped working on a new song by her desk.
"Shiho what are you doing?? I thought we were gonna hang out!" Saki exclaimed all pouty.
"Not now, I'm busy..." Shiho quickly dismissed her, all of her attention focused on her song. Saki looked down all dramatically and dragged her mopey self over to the Hinomoris living room, where Shizuku was seated at, trying to figure out how to send Airi a gif through her phone.
"Saki-chan, what's wrong?" asked the elder one, patting the seat next for her.
Saki sat down and let out a sigh "I wanted to hang out with Shiho but she rather spend her time working instead of being with me!".
"Aah poor Shi-chan has been cooped up in her room working hard these past few days, I was hoping she'd atleast take a break today...".
Both girls sighed over the actions of the hardworking yet stubborn girl. Suddenly, Shizuku sprung up with a great idea "Hmm... maybe you could use a different method to get her out of her room".
"Oh yeah? Like what??" Saki's attention perked up as Shizuku gave her a teasy smirk, whispering her silly and yet effective plan into the blonde's ear. Saki grinned from ear to ear with the information Shizuku provided her. She waltzed back over to Shiho's room "Shiho-chan!! This is your final warning!" she declared as she stomped over to her partner, spinning her chair around to force her to look at her.
"I already told you I'm busy, now leave me alone" Shiho tried to spin her chair back around but was surprised when Saki took a seat on her lap, keeping her trapped in her chair. "S-Saki?! What are you doing?!" the stoic girl exclaimed a bit embarrassed and confused.
"I told you this was your final warning, now I'll have to persuade you through other means~".
"Huh- Pfft! Ahahahaha! S-Saki dohohon't!" Shiho squealed and bursted out in bright laughter when Saki dug her small fingers into her ribs, prodding and squeezing at the ticklish bones.
"Hehe~ Coochi coochi coo~!" Saki teased as she kept playfully tickling her partner's ribs, tapping along as if she were playing a melody in her keyboard. The blonde hummed along to one of Leo/Need's songs as she tickled her, Shiho's laughter seeming like music to her ears.
"Sahahaki stahaHAP!" Shiho weakly held onto Saki's wrists, her cheeks fully red and her laughter echoing off in her room. Shizuku listening in and giggling to herself from the living room.
Saki noticed the higher she went up her ribs the more desperate her laugh sounded, and that's when she remembered an important piece of information Shizuku gave her. She slipped her fingers under Shiho's arms, softly wiggling her fingers against the tickle spot.
"WaHAHAIT! NAHAHAHAHA!" Shiho threw her head back as she screamed in laughter, clamping her arms down as tightly as she could, but that didn't stop her partner from tickling her silly.
"Who knew someone so grumpy could be so ticklish~" Saki teased her, earning a flustered squeal through her bouts of laughter. Shiho had her eyes squeezed shut, her face fully red and her smile was so big it was unrecognizeable, but it definitely suited her.
Once Shiho started hiccuping through her laughter, Saki slowed her fingers down to a stop, getting off of her. Shiho panted in her chair completely out of breath, a big smile left across her lips.
"So... ready to go out now~?" Saki gave her a sheepish grin before going wide-eyed at Shiho's mischevious grin.
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"WAHAHAIT SHIHO! WE CAN TALK THIS OUT!".
Shizuku suddenly perked up from her seat to see what the commotion was about, only to find Shi-chan chasing Saki around their house, revenge written all over her face. Shizuku smiled, glad that Shi-chan had such great friends to rely on and have some silly fun once in a while.
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Can I just say that Shiho's alt cover of Stage of Sekai is actually the best thing ever?! It's like a drug for me, I can't stop listening to it XD
She is one of my favorite singers in the game, next to Rui and Akito 💖
Watch as I project my lee mood onto Shiho. Will she get tickled? Well, you'll just have to read and find out (spoiler alert: she does). I hope Honami isn't too out of character but you know, it happens, especially given the HUGE writer's block I got hit with in the middle of this.
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"Hey, Shiho?" Ichika called from across the room, guitar in hand and sheet music propped on the stand in front of her. "Are you busy? Could you please come help me with something? I'm a bit stuck on this part here."
"Yeah, sure thing." Shiho responded, moving towards her girlfriend to look at the problem. "I'm not in the middle of anything really."
"Is the music alright, Ichi?" Saki piped up from her spot on the floor where she was previously diligently humming some new melody and writing it down as she went "I can simplify it if it's too hard!"
The four girlfriends were lounging around in Saki’s room for an odd sort of impromptu band practice/hang out session. Ichika was practicing her guitar, Saki was working on a new song, Honami doing homework at Saki’s desk, and Shiho was.. bouncing between several activities in an effort to keep herself busy and distracted.
“No it’s not that, Saki. The music’s great,” Ichika responded. “I’m just having trouble switching between these two chords. It’s an issue with my playing, not the music. I’m hoping Shiho can help me find a way around it.”
Shiho stood at Ichika’s side, looking over her shoulder for the problem. “Oh yeah. That’s a common mistake and an easy fix. If you adjust your hands like this-“ Shiho took Ichika’s hand in her own and individually placed her fingers on the right frets, causing Ichika to flush slightly at the unexpected contact, “And keep your second finger grounded here, it’s an easy switch to move your third and fourth fingers like this-“ Shiho, again moved Ichika’s fingers to the corresponding places. “That better?” She asked, retracting her hand.
Ichika briefly played the measures with a smile on her face. “Yeah! That actually helps a lot. Thank you!”
Shiho flashed a small smile back “Anytime.”
Shiho sighed and glanced around idly, looking for something else that needed done to take her mind off of the current…situation, before finally settling her eyes on her girlfriend on the floor.
“Oh, Saki. Your pigtail seems a bit crooked.” Shiho sat next to the blonde girl. “May I fix it real quick?”
“Aw, of course! I was in a bit of a hurry this morning so I may have been a little careless with my hair, hehe- is it that obvious?” Saki giggled.
“No, no it's not bad, just a bit out of line.” Shiho made quick work undoing the band holding the offending pigtail in place, running her hands through her girlfriend’s soft hair, readjusting, and putting the band back in. “There.”
“Thanks, Shiho! That was really nice of you!” Saki leaned over to plant a soft kiss on Shiho’s cheek, holding onto the bassist's side to steady herself at the odd angle.
Shiho tensed up at the touch, trying her hardest to hold back a giddy smile. Saki was just being so sweet and the slightly ticklish touch on her side was driving her crazy. “Yeah, yeah, no problem.” She looked to the side to hide her pink face and the beginnings of a grin.
Shiho was, as much as she tried to bury it down, in a certain kind of embarrassing mood. She wanted nothing more than for Saki to move from leaning on her side to squeezing it and scribbling all ov- No. She couldn't think like that. That would only make things worse. Because there is no way in the world she would ever actually ask, she wasn’t going to get what she wanted so there was no point in letting herself want it in the first place.
She was pulled out of her thoughts by Saki’s voice right next to her. “Hey, Ichi, can you help me grab some snacks from the kitchen? I’m getting a bit hungry.” She quickly added, addressing the other two, “We’ll bring some for you girls too!”
“Yeah, of course. Let’s go.” Ichika carefully pulled her guitar over her head and placed it on its stand. Saki took her hand and half led, half dragged her out of the room in excitement, leaving Shiho and Honami to their own devices.
Only a minute of silence had passed when one of them spoke up.
“Shiho? Is everything alright? You’ve been acting differently all day but I wanted to wait until we were alone to ask.” Honami seemed concerned and Shiho felt a rather unpleasant pang in her chest.
She had two options here. A: tell Honami what’s actually bothering her (absolutely not) or B: let her girlfriend continue worrying herself sick. She was at an unfortunate standstill with no viable way out. She could feel herself getting atypically nervous at the checkmate Honami didn’t even know she’d put her in.
Well option C was always there: Dodge the question. “I have?” She pretended to look confused as if to say No, Honami. I actually haven't noticed the fact that I’ve only been able to think about being tickled senseless all day.
Honami took a second to think about how to respond, trying to draw to mind specific examples. She was basing her concern more on a general difference in Shiho’s atmosphere rather than concrete observations. “Well you've been kind of tense and antsy-” she trailed off, continuing to collect her thoughts. “And you haven't been able to focus on anything beyond small tasks-” She got up from the desk and sat next to Shiho on the floor. She hovered her hand over Shiho's, a silent offer to which the latter accepted with a nod as Honami took her hand in her own.
How in the world was her girlfriend so perceptive? Shiho loved that about her. She always noticed and cared about everyone so much. Even while distracted with schoolwork, she could notice the little things about her. But in times like this, Shiho found herself slightly resenting this quality. She was nothing more than an open book for Honami to read at will.
“And you've been touchy with all of us. That's not like you. You’d usually just explain where Ichika would need to put her hands, or just tell Saki that her hair needed to be fixed. It's almost as if you've been looking for excuses for contact with us.”
Honami was way closer to the truth than she would ever know and Shiho couldn't decide whether or not that information made her want to bury her face in a pillow and never come out.
“And you nearly jumped about a foot in the air when Saki touched your side like this” She mimicked the touch again, taking immediate notice of her girlfriend’s reaction: a loud, high pitched squeak. “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
At this point, Shiho was embarrassed beyond words and could only muster a red faced shake of her head and a muttered “N-no.” to ease her girlfriend's worry.
“If it doesn't hurt then wh-”
Oh
Oh
The touchiness, the tension, the lack of focus, and finally the flustered pile of girlfriend in front of her. It all made sense now. Honami smiled fondly. Shiho, always blunt and direct with her words and usually only begrudgingly putting up with the others’ physical affection, was all shy and blushy over wanting a few tickles. “Shiho?”
The girl in question looked Honami in the eyes and then quickly back at the floor, showing she was listening.
“Would you like me to tickle you?” Honami asked gently.
Shiho, impossibly, blushed even darker at the caring tone and the fact that her ruse had been revealed. “I- uh- um-”
Honami knew she had hit the nail right on the head at Shiho’s reaction to the question. As much as she liked to deny her sister's claims about it, Shiho really was adorable. Honami wasn't used to seeing her so nervous, however, and wanted to do something to help. “It's okay. You don't need to be so embarrassed. Take your time.” She squeezed the hand she was holding reassuringly.
Honami’s words were comforting but the fact that she cared that much about her made everything so much more flustering. Shiho, after a while of stammering, was finally able to force out a quiet, “Yes please.”
“Well then, I’d be happy to.” Honami said with a smile. “Come here.” She said, motioning to her lap.
Shiho climbed into her quickly, facing away from her girlfriend not only so she didn't have to look her in the eyes but also to hide her blushing face.
Honami wrapped her arms around the bassist and leaned to whisper reassuringly in her ear “I'll be gentle, okay?” A redundant statement, Shiho barely had the time and clear head to think. Honami was always gentle. “I'm going to start with your sides.”
Shiho giggled in anticipation but quickly covered her mouth with her hand. Her giggles only grew more intense as she felt gentle, loving fingers dancing across her side and more still when she heard cooing next to her ear.
“Your giggles are so sweet, honey, it would be nice if you'd let me hear them better. They seem to be a bit muffled.” Homani teased, mixing small pokes and ticklish pinches in with her scribbles.
Shiho only grew more giddy and shook her head at the words.
“No? They’re not sweet?” Honami moved her ticklish attack to target the tummy of the girl in front of her. “I don’t think that’s correct.”
“Nohoho! Nahahat what I meant!” Shiho finally spoke as she squirmed backwards, braced her hands on the floor, and leaned her back to Honami’s front, putting her full weight onto her and losing herself in giggles.
“Then what did you mean?”
“I- heheh! I- um, I dohohon’t knowhow!” Shiho was having trouble thinking past the ticklish touch, the most obvious result of which seemed to be her difficulty holding a conversation. Honestly, she couldn’t recall what had even prompted the question in the first place.
“You're so cute.” Honami whispered sweetly. She was well acquainted with the effect tickling had on Shiho, and was absolutely love-struck with it. “Your smile really suits you, you know.”
Shiho hoped she didn't notice the squeal she made at the feeling of Honami’s warm breath over her ear. Her hopes were soon demolished as she heard a giggle from behind her.
“Wait. Do you have ticklish ears?” Honami allowed herself an experimental puff of air across the aforementioned spot. To her delight, she received a loud and uncontrolled squeak in return. “How did none of us notice?”
“Hehehe! Sahaki actually fohound out lihike a yehear ago- I thought shehe wohould have tohold you by nohohow.”
“Oh well, I guess there’s no beating our tickle monster of a girlfriend.” Honami smiled at the fond feeling in her chest that blossomed at both the thought of Saki and the adorable, smiling Shiho in her lap. “I hope I’m at least getting close though.” Shiho’s reactions made the fond feeling turn warm and loving. She was doing a good job and Shiho’s giggly babbling only reminded her of it. It made her feel content and confident. So confident in fact, Honami placed a playful nibble to the lobe of Shiho’s ear.
If Shiho had thought the giggling was embarrassing, it had nothing on the squeal that could have shattered glass that left her lips at that moment. “EEEEE! Plehehase, Hohonami!” She shook her head back and forth, not truly trying to escape.
“Please what, dear? I just want to make sure you’re comfortable.” Out of sight from her girlfriend, she gave a soft smile. “Please more tickles or please less tickles?”
Shiho’s brain, fuzzy with tickles, didn’t even process the answer leaving her mouth. An answer that under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t be caught dead saying. Now though, weakened and carefree, pure unfiltered honesty flooded through her. “Plehease more tihickles!’ Her mind briskly caught up though and following it, a mortified expression took over her face. Her hands jumped back to her mouth to prevent it from betraying her inner desires once more.
“Hehe- More tickles for you, then. You really love this, don't you?” Honami punctuated her sentence with another nibble to her girlfriend's ear.
She didn’t get a verbal response but the only slightly muffled squeals she heard in return were more than enough of an affirmative. She continued to give light nibbles back and forth between ears as she added small pokes and prods to her ribs.
Shiho jerked back and forth, trapped in her ticklish ecstasy. A poke to the left was met with a movement to the right, where another playful hand was waiting for her in a cycle completely out of her control. Honami was always so loving and delicate with her and she couldn't find it in her to even pretend to complain. She was right when she said that she loved it. She felt fingers poking between each and every one of her ribs, occasionally interrupted by quick scribble to the bones. Each poke, touch, and tickle made her feel all the more ticklish, all the more vulnerable, and most importantly, all the more happy and loved. Other than the tickles, the only thought in her head was how lucky she was to have her girlfriend. These situations tended to bring out the soft, silly side of her that only three special individuals got the honor of seeing so freely.
Eventually, her face grew too hot and the laughter too much. She was about to tell Honami to stop when the nibbles turned to kisses and the pokes to firm rubs. She didn't get the opportunity to tell Honami that she was all done because she already knew without a single word spoken. Weak and tired, she couldn't help but lean into the comforting touch. Moments like these, Shiho being so relaxed and worn out, were rare. She didn’t usually let other people take care of her like this, and having the privilege of being not only able to see it, but also being the one to cause it, only made Honami fall a thousand times more in love with the silver haired girl curled up in her lap.
“Hey Shiho, can you turn towards me please?” Honami asked quietly. “I want to rub your back if that's alright.”
Shiho let out a happy hum and did as the drummer requested, wrapping her arms tightly around her for support as Honami began to firmly stroke her back up and down and rock the two of them back and forth. Shiho felt her eyelids grow heavy and was soon fast asleep in her girlfriend’s embrace. They could have stayed there forever, both feeling like the happiest girl in the world at that moment. She kissed her cheek and murmured a delicate “I love you” into her ear, and in Honami’s opinion, truer words had never been spoken.
To Honami or Shiho, it could have been minutes, hours, or even days before Ichika and Saki re-entered the room, a bowl of popcorn, four water bottles, and a plate of freshly peeled orange slices in hand.
“We’re baaack!” Saki called, but was quickly silenced by one look at Honami, finger pressed to her lips with an expression of pure enamorment adorning her features. The expression was quickly mirrored by the other two as they all took a moment to adore their sleeping girlfriend.
Saki set the food down on her nightstand and Ichika stepped forward to place a kiss on top of the bassist's head, “I thought we could hear laughter coming from up here. You two have fun?” She whispered, careful not to disturb Shiho’s rest. She already knew the answer of course but enjoyed seeing Honami’s nod of approval nonetheless.
Saki quickly sat down to join the cuddly pair, holding both of them from the side, and motioning Ichika to do the same on their opposite.
Shiho wouldn’t wake up from her well deserved slumber for a while, but when she did, her girlfriends knew she’d be surrounded with nothing but the warm affection they were more than happy to give her.
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I apologize if this is sub-standard, I did write about half of it whilst recovering from a concussion
